Within the United States, close to 45 million youths between the ages of 6 and 18 participate
in some form of organized sports. While recent reviews have shown the positive effects of …

Background Little is known about costs and effects of vision screening strategies to detect
amblyopia. Aim of this study was to compare costs and effects of conventional (optotype) …

Aims To estimate linear time‐trends in substance use and primary prevention variables in
adolescents in Iceland from 1997 to 2014. Design Repeated, cross‐sectional population …

(1) Background: Participation in youth sports is believed to protect against alcohol
consumption. Although this concept has been questioned for over 40 years, the review of …

Iceland has witnessed a dramatic decline in adolescent substance use that may be partly
the result of efforts related to the Icelandic prevention model (IPM). We sought to test risk and …

The main objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between structured,
unstructured, and family leisure activities on the frequency of adolescent alcohol intake …

Environmental drug prevention interventions are gaining momentum alongside and in
concert with 'classical'prevention practices such as school, family and community …

The purpose of this article is to investigate women's participation in mixed martial arts in the
Nordic countries. The study is based on a qualitative and quantitative methodological …

The aim of this study is to review the literature on lifestyle sports and lifestyle sport contexts
with regard to the developmental potential they may represent in young people's everyday …

Background Building upon the socioecological perspective, this study examines prospective
associations linking leisure activity participation with alcohol purchasing and consumption in …